Woven pile fabric in imitation of natural fur.



F. HAMMER.

WOVEN PILE FABRIC IN IMITATION OF NATURAL FUR.

APPLICATION FILED OUT. 8, 1912.

1,088,898, Patented Mar. 3, 1914.

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INVENTOR WITNESSES M H ATTORNEY COLUMBIA PLANDGIIA'N C0,, WASHINGTON. D. C

UNITED STATES); PATENT UFFTQE.

FRITZ HAMMER, 0F PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO EDWARD F. MASON, TRUSTEE, OF GERMANTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA.

WOVEN PILE FABRIC IN IIVIITATION OF NATURAL FUR.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, FRITZ HAMMER, a subject of the Emperor of Germany, but now residing at the city of Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in lVoven Pile Fabric in Imitation of Natural Fur, of which the following is a specification.

My invention has relation to a pile fabric woven double in a loom and divided either during the weaving or after removal from the loom to provide what is known as cut pile fabrics and a fabric so woven as that the pile in the weaving is given an inclining diagonal overlapping relationship in the sheds of the sets or weaves of the fab ric and through such inclining diagonal overlapping relationship of the pile-threads of the fabric grinning of the ground is overcome to a greater extent than was derived hitherto in the finishing after the weaving of such fabrics. The fabric produeed according to my present invention being intended to imitate natural fur not only in appearance after dyeing and finishing, but also in the handling thereof.

The nature and scope of my present invention will be more fully understood from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, in which Figure 1, is a diagrammatic view in longitudinal cross-section of a complete set or weave and the portion of a repeat of a double woven high pile fabric, embodying the novel features of my said invention. Fig. 2, is in diagram a chart which illustrates the lay of the pile-threads in the fabric in diagonal relationship to a vertical plane through each shed and bound by binderwarp threads. Fig. 3, is in diagram a chart of the bottom and top planes of Fig. 1, and the three pile-threads with their positions between the binder-warp ends in pairs; and Fig. 41, is in diagram a key-chart indicating the movements of the shafts of the loom in the weaving of the said fabric, each column of the chart representing a single pick, twelve being indicated by said chart, the first three divisions from the top representing the positions of the shaft in respect to the binder-warp threads 1, 2 and B, in the lower plane of Fig. 1, the next three divisions of the first column the binder-warp Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 8, 1912.

Patented Mar. 3, 1.911 1. Serial No. 724,558.

threads 5, 4C, 6, in the upper plane of Fig. 1, and the last divisions the silk or other pilethreads 7, 8, 9, operating from the lower plane to the upper plane and vice versa in the fabricating of the product, as illustrated in Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings with reference to Fig. 1, 10, represents the single weft threads in the upper and lower planes of the fabricated product, which is preferably woven double. Each of the wefts is arranged in separate sheds in both planes throughout the fabric. It is to be under stood that the product so woven is then divided in the middle, in any manner well understood in the weaving art.

1, 2 and 3, respectively, represent the double binder warps of the lower plane supplied from separate heddles in the loom.

5, 1 and (3, are the double binder warps of the upper plane A.

7, 8 and 9, respectively, represent the pile threads of the upper and lower planes A and B.

In the weaving of the fabric, in the sheds numbered (1) and (2) in Fig. 1, in the lower plane B, the double binder warps 1, 2 and 3, and pile-threads 9 and 7, respectively pass over and under the weft threads 10, in separately bound weft sheds. The pile-thread 7, of the lower plane B, passing under the weft 10, in the separate shed numbered (l), floats over the weft 10, in the separate sheds numbered (2) andv (5), and under the separate weft shed numbered (6), and then up over the weft 10, in the separate shed 7, of the upper plane A, and floats then under the weft 10, in the separate sheds 8 and 11, and. overthe separate weft shed 12, of the said upper plane A, and so on in re peating. The pile-thread 8, of the upper plane A, passes under the weft 10, in the separate shed 3, and over the shed numbered 41, then down under the weft 10, of the separate weft shed 5. and floats then over sheds 6 and 9, and under weft shed 10, of the lower plane B, and then over and under the weft sheds 11 and 12, respectively in the upper plane A, and so on in repeating. The pilethread 9, of the lower plane B, passing over the weft 10, of the separate weft shed 1, and under the weft 10, of the separate weft shed 2, of the said plane, then over weft 10, of the separate weft shed 3, of the upper plane A, and floating under the weft sheds 4 and 7, and over the weft shed 8, then down under the separate weft shed 9, and then floating over the sheds 10 and 1, in repeating. The heavy binder warps 5, 4 and 6, in the upper plane A, bind doubly the separate weft sheds 3, 4, 7 8, 11 and 12, as well as singly do said binder warp threads bind the said sheds and where singly sobinding, the respective pile-threads 7 8 and 9, bind as well as provide the face pile of the product to be fabricated, and the same is equally true as above explained, as to the lower plane B, of the fabricated article in its production, while in the upper plane A, in the sheds numbered (8) and (4), corresponding to those numbered (1) and (2) in the lower plane B, the double binder warps 5, 4 and 6, respectively pass over and under the weft threads 10, and also the piles threads 9 and 8, the former from the lower plane over the weft shed numbered (3) and under the weft shed numbered (4), and then down under the weft (10), of the fifth shed and over the sixth weft shed and floating over the ninth weft shed and under the tenth weft shed and then over the eleventh weft shed in the upper plane A, and under the twelfth weft shed and so on in repeating. The six sheds just explained constituting a set or weave of the fabric before the respective binder warps and pile-threads repeat and in conjunction with the wefts forming the ground of the fabric bound by said binder warps and pile-threads in separate sheds and so that the said pile-threads so manipulated may thereby be given uniformly an inclining diagonal overlapping position for example in the manner, as fully indicated by the charts in Figs. 2 and 3, and as also fully illustrated in Fig. 1, of the drawings.

The grinning of the weft or ground has been most pronounced in fabrics as hitherto woven with the pile lying in straight courses or planes throughout, and hence affecting the salability of the product, but according to my present invention as hereinbefore described and as illustrated, this objectionable feature is overcome and a highly acceptable cut pile fabric product is thus obtained. By the weaving of the said fabric, double much time is saved. The pile employed may be dyed and colored in the skein or if preferred, the dyeing and coloring may be deferred until the fabric is woven, and as well the cutting apart of the fabrics woven double may be separated during the weaving or after removal from the loom and finished.

Ihe charts of Figs. 2 and 4, indicate respectively, the inclining diagonal positions of the pile-threads and how the said threads are diagonally disposed in the said fabric between the binder warps throughout and particularly in Fig. 4, how the heddles operate and which will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art of weaving from the designations and numerals appearing on the said charts in conjunction with the foregoing explanations of the same. In the chart of Fig. 3, it should be understood there is but one thread to each split of'the reed.

I claim- 1. A woven-pile fabric, consisting of three pile-threads, a single weft in each shed and three binder warp-threads singly and doubly binding the wefts and floating respectively over and under certain of said wefts and the pile-threads passing respectively, under and over said wefts and in conjunction with said binder warp-threads binding the weft sheds, so that the said pilethreads in the weaving may lie throughout in an inclining diagonal overlapping relationship in said woven fabric, substantially as and for the purposes described.

2. A woven-pile fabric, consisting of two weft planes, the wefts in separate shedsrespectively being bound singly and doubly-by binder warps and three pile-threads in certain of the weft sheds binding with said binder warp threads said wefts and in certain other sheds floating and said pilethreads forming the pile of the fabricated article lying in diagonal overlapping relationship, substantially as and for the purposes described.

In Witness whereof, I have hereunto set my signature in the presence of the two subscribing witnesses hereto.

FRITZ HAMMER.

Vitnesses:

J. l/VALTER DOUGLASS, THOMAS M. SMITH.

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Washington, D. C. 

